überzog

[ˈyːbɐˌt͡soːk]

/[ˈyːbɐˌt͡soːk]/ verb

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The verdict

“überzog” is uncommon German (frequency #88,593 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,593
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs überziehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberzog · überzog · German

überzog · rank #88,593 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,593
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH überstrahlt

Nearest frequency peer: überstrahlt (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „überzog“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „überzog“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for überzog
PropertyValue
Headwordüberzog
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈyːbɐˌt͡soːk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#88,593
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „überzog“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.überzogfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „überstrahlt“ (#88,591), „überschwemmte“ (#88,590), „überrasche“ (#88,589). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überzog“ bei #88,593. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

überzog is uncommon German at frequency #88,593 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌt͡soːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

überzog has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is überzog, spelled Ü-B-E-R-Z-O-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs überziehen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs überziehen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "überzog"?
"überzog" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-Z-O-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐˌt͡soːk].
What does "überzog" mean?
As a verb, "überzog" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs überziehen
How do you pronounce "überzog"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überzog" is [ˈyːbɐˌt͡soːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überzog" come from?
"überzog" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "überzog", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Äuglein#88,586älterem#88,585zwingst#88,581anhörte#88,630

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list